Tuesday, January 31, 2012

We love sweet potato fries, but not the fat that comes with them being fried. We started baking them this past year when we were trying to lose weight, and love them. They are super easy to make and are delicious too. Check out my Shredded BBQ Chicken Recipe!

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Ingredients:

3 Sweet Potatoes

Vegetable Oil Spray

Kosher Salt

Directions:

Peel and slice the potatoes in long strips.

Spray a cookie sheet with oil, and space the potatoes out so that they are not touching each other.

Spray the potatoes and sprinkle with salt.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Half way through, I like to flip the potatoes so that both sides get that yummy crunch.

I am so excited to be working on my little lady's 2nd birthday party. I found the zebra print and pink them onPinterestand fell in love. Because I like to be a little different, I wanted to do either Tiffany blue or purple. I finally decide to use Tiffany blue.

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Materials:

Tiffany Blue Card Stock

Zebra Print Book Marks (Hobby Lobby, perfect so I didn't have to cut the strips!)

Computer

Number Cut Out

Circular Cut Outs

Foam Glue Squares

Adhesive

Directions:

Start by printing your message on your paper then cut it down to the size of your envelopes.

Adhere the book mark to the side of your invite.

Glue your circles together and then add the number.

Adhere the circle above the book mark where the free space is using the foam glue squares.

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Along with the pan, was an oh so yummy recipe. I love the flavor of almonds, but I'm one of those people who love the taste of nuts, but not chunks of them in my food. So I was so excited to get this recipe. The sliced almonds are optional.

I made this last weekend when I had family here, and by the time I went to take a picture it was GONE! I will post one as soon as I make it again.

This is a fabulous cake for a lazy day where you want to "graze!" Or, it is also a fabulous cake for a brunch.

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Ingredients:

1 1/4 C. Sugar

1 Egg

1 1/2 tsp. Pure Almond Extract

2/3 C. Milk

1 1/2 C. Flour

1/2 tsp. Baking Soda

Directions:Beat the first 4 ingredients in a bowl. Next, mix in the flour and baking soda.

Then butter and flour the Rehrucken pan. Pour the batter into the pan, and sprinkle with sliced almonds (optional: if you choose to use the almonds, they will be like a crust on the bottom since you flip the cake to get it out of the pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 38-42 minutes until golden brown.

Cool the cake in the pan for about 7 minutes, then invert cake onto a cooling rack.

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Monday, January 9, 2012

This is one of those, "Hmm, what do I have in the cupboard?" kind of meals. It is such an EASY go to meal for the family. I recently found a recipe on Polish the Stars for chicken and dumplings. It looked so good, but I love homemade dumplings (she used biscuits). So, I decided to change the recipe up a bit and I love how it turned out.

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Ingredients:

3- 13 oz. Cans of chunk chicken

One of each: Cream of Chicken/Cream of Celery/Cream of Mushroom (Mix and match or

do all the same based on your family's preference.

1 Can Chicken Broth

1/2 Medium White Onion Chopped

3 Tbsp. Butter

Salt & Pepper to taste

Chopped Celery (optional)

Dumplings:

1 C. Flour

2 eggs (add 1 more if too dry)

Directions:

In your crock pot, add the first 6 ingredients and stir well. I like to break the chicken up so that it isn't too chunky. Cook on high for about 30-40 minutes.

Once the contents are hot, it's ready to add the dumplings.

To make the dumplings, place the eggs and flour into a small bowl and mash together with a fork. Then, take the fork and scoop out bouncy ball sized globs of the dough.

Drop the dough into the hot crock pot. (If the mixture isn't hot in the crock pot, your dumplings won't cook right away, and will not stay in the little blobs.

Let the dumplings cook thoroughly, at least 10 minutes. You can leave it on warm heat during the day. This recipe makes a thicker consistency, if your family is looking for a thinner sauce, use one less cream of chicken/celery/mushroom.

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